Explosive Device Went Off In Syria’s Daraa, Injuring Civilians

DAMASCUS, Jan 8 (NNN-SANA) – An explosive device, planted by unidentified individuals, went off in Syria’s southern province of Daraa yesterday, causing multiple injuries among the residents, according to Daraa Police Command. Cited by the state-run Syrian TV, the Daraa Police Command said, the explosion occurred in the Al-Matar Al-Kornish…

Qatari Emir Calls For Gaza Ceasefire In Talks With Blinken

DOHA, Jan 8 (NNN-QNA) – The Qatari Emir stressed the need for an immediate ceasefire, during his meeting yesterday, with the visiting U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, stressed the necessity of working towards an immediate ceasefire and protecting civilians, a sufficient and sustainable…

Update: 128 Killed, 195 Missing In Quake-Hit Ishikawa

TOKYO, Jan 8 (NNN-NHK) – The death toll reached 128 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, yesterday, six days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity. In addition, 560 people in Ishikawa suffered injuries due to the quakes, with 195…

Two More Journalists Killed In Israeli Airstrike In S. Gaza Yesterday

GAZA, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two more journalists were killed and another was injured, yesterday, in an Israeli airstrike, targeting their vehicle, in the southern Gaza Strip, according to the media office. In a statement, the office identified the two journalists as Hamza Al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya, whose car was…

69-Year-Old Pilot Died After Microlight Aircraft Crashed In Australia

SYDNEY, Jan 7 (NNN-AAP) – Western Australia Police Force, said yesterday that, a 69-year-old male pilot died, after a microlight aircraft crashed in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region. According to a statement from the police, the crash occurred just after 11:00 a.m. local time, yesterday. The pilot sustained critical injuries and…

Vietnam’s Coffee Exports Reached 4.18 Billion USD In 2023

HANOI, Jan 7 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam exported 1.61 million tonnes of coffee in 2023, earning a record-high revenue of 4.18 billion U.S. dollars, online newspaper, Cong Thuong (Industry and Trade) reported, yesterday, citing the country’s General Statistics Office. The 2023 export revenue declined 9.6 percent in volume, but up 3.1…

Stabbing Attacks In Melbourne Caused Four Injures

SYDNEY, Jan 7 (NNN-AAP) – Police in the Australian state of Victoria, said today that, a 31-year-old man was arrested, at about 1:15 a.m. local time, following a series of stabbings that caused four injuries, in Melbourne’s inner-city suburbs overnight. The police said in a statement that, the man allegedly…

India’s Maiden Solar Mission Aditya-L1 Reached Final Destination

NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya-L1, reached its final destination yesterday. The mission has reached the spot in space from where it can continuously watch the Sun. Aditya-L1 has been placed in a halo around the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1. The point is around 1.5…

Afghan Caretaker Gov’t Provides Job Opportunities To Over 109,000 People In Nine Months

KABUL, Jan 7 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan caretaker government has provided job opportunities to more than 109,000 people, over the past nine months, reported the state-run Bakhtar news agency, yesterday. A total of 109,824 people have been employed in government departments and the private sector, Bakhtar quoted a statement of…

Another Quake Jolted Japan’s Noto Region

TOKYO, Jan 7 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 jolted off Japan’s Noto Peninsula yesterday, the weather agency said. The quake occurred at 11:20 p.m. local time, at a shallow depth of 10 km, measuring lower 6 in the country’s seismic scale of 7, the Japan Meteorological…